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Plymouth road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,073 road traffic collisions in Plymouth in 1982, and 1,388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 403 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (988), and casualties rose from 1,226.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 39,632 collisions in Plymouth.

Collisions in 1982
1,073
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,388
Up 13% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
403
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Plymouth in 1982

1.5% of collisions in Plymouth in 1982 were fatal and 38% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Plymouth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious40338%
  • Slight65461%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious46734%
  • Slight90265%

Plymouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Plymouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,231 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,073, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025420503
2024423523
2023394474
2022371470
2021395488
2020381470
2019483610
2018465598
2017546722
2016538698
2015619804
2014598792
2013633830
2012587736
2011706916
2010716919
2009680885
2008722890
20079071,122
20069041,121
20058791,076
20049401,152
20039301,119
20029421,138
20019541,157
20009581,181
19999721,211
19981,0221,252
19971,0541,356
19961,0701,360
19951,0421,282
19941,0091,229
19931,0931,265
19921,0571,283
19911,0691,286
19901,1511,439
19899991,214
19881,1141,336
19871,0571,306
19861,1321,421
19851,1491,379
19841,2311,485
19831,1911,477
19821,0731,388
19819881,226
19801,0001,255
19791,0681,353

When and where crashes happen in Plymouth in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (15%)
  • Tuesday171 (16%)
  • Wednesday151 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (13%)
  • Friday172 (16%)
  • Saturday176 (16%)
  • Sunday106 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59292 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59144 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.4%)
  • February82 (7.6%)
  • March108 (10%)
  • April75 (7%)
  • May86 (8%)
  • June77 (7.2%)
  • July91 (8.5%)
  • August101 (9.4%)
  • September77 (7.2%)
  • October103 (9.6%)
  • November96 (8.9%)
  • December98 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight733 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit315 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds810 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry638 (59%)
  • Wet or damp421 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph925 (86%)
  • 40 mph99 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph37 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway764 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway209 (19%)
  • Roundabout91 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Plymouth in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist451 (32%)
  • Pedestrian269 (19%)
  • Cyclist98 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2%)
  • 6 to 1086 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15101 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20426 (31%)
  • 21 to 25225 (16%)
  • 26 to 35206 (15%)
  • 36 to 45105 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5574 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6564 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider778 (56%)
  • Passenger341 (25%)
  • Pedestrian269 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,102 (60%)
  • Motorcycle463 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Plymouth in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Plymouth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Plymouth ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Plymouth had the 66th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
66th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Plymouth with the most crashes in 1982

The A374 had the most collisions in Plymouth in 1982: 134, including 4 fatal and 50 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Plymouth, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA374134174450
2ndA388108160149
3rdA38695121031
4thA3889113324
5thA30414257019
6thB32382637012
7thA3042242908
8thA3081202409
9thA379162402
10thB3240161709
11thB3241141508
12thB3373111305
13thB3244101205
14thB32436802
15thA30435503
16thB32453602
17thB32391100

Towns in Plymouth: crashes in 1982

Plymouth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 957.

Postcode districts in Plymouth: crashes in 1982

PL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Plymouth in 1982: 202.

Latest crashes in Plymouth in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Plymouth in 1982, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Plymouth road accidents in other years